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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1890-94, 1898-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; defeated, 1908 (primary); resigned 1915;
defeated, 1916 (Independent Democratic); U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) —
also known as M. L. Bonham —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., October
16, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in South
Carolina, 1924-30; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) —
also known as James F. Byrnes —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 2,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1952;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of
South Carolina, 1951-55.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1972 (age 89 years, 343
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Jesse Francis Carter (b. 1873) —
also known as Jesse F. Carter —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born near Lodge, Colleton
County, S.C., September
12, 1873.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1925-27; resigned
1927; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1927-40.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles McMillin Carter and Janie Irene (Kinard) Carter; married to
Lydia Jenkins. |
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Robert H. Curry (1842-1892) —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., November
26, 1842.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1887.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange;
Knights of Pythias.
Shot in the right ankle during the Battle of Manassas, and crippled
for the rest of his life.
Died June 24,
1892 (age 49 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rocky
Mount Cemetery, Rocky Mount, La.
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John Mobley Daniel (b. 1883) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda
County, S.C., July 22,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1910-12; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-36.
Baptist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Furman Daniel and Susan (Adams) Daniel; married, June 26,
1918, to Pearle Richardson. |
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Edward Ladson Fishburne (b. 1883) —
also known as E. L. Fishburne —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., November
4, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Walterboro, S.C., 1909-10; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1931-34; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-35; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Josiah Fishburne and Mamie (Carn) Fishburne; married, October
8, 1912, to Mary Patterson Gage. |
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Philip Henry Gadsden (1867-1945) —
also known as Philip H. Gadsden —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1894-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1935-38, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1942-64; died in
office 1964.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 58 years, 26
days).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Major J. Grant and Emma E. (Knox) Grant; married, December
26, 1946, to Belva M. Funderburk. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) —
also known as William S. Hall —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
24, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1911-14.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, from heart
disease, in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 20,
1938 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C.
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Peronneau Finley Henderson (1877-1968) —
also known as P. F. Henderson —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., November
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Carolina Light &
Power Co.; vice-president, Georgia-Carolina Electric
Co.; director, South Carolina Power
Co., Powell Hardware
Co.; receiver, Langley Cotton
Mills Co.; treasurer, Aiken Hospital;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924.
Southern
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died April 7,
1968 (age 90 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bethany Cemetery, Aiken, S.C.
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Duncan Clinch Heyward (1864-1943) —
also known as D. C. Heyward —
of Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Richland
County, S.C., June 24,
1864.
Democrat. Governor of
South Carolina, 1903-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for South
Carolina, 1913-19; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
23, 1943 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Henry Jessen (b. 1898) —
also known as Herbert H. Jessen —
of Summerville, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
19, 1898.
Automobile
dealer; mayor
of Summerville, S.C., 1925-29; Dorchester
County Sheriff, 1929-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1961-66.
Lutheran.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick W. Jessen and Minnie (Torck) Jessen; married, October
6, 1920, to Lillian A. McDougal. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) —
also known as Olin D. Johnston —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born near Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., November
18, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died April
18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment at Barkers
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
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James Carlisle Kearse (1893-1973) —
also known as J. Carl Kearse —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., March
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1940-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
South Carolina State Highway Commissioner.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
14, 1973 (age 79 years, 350
days).
Interment at South End Cemetery, Bamberg, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Kelley (b. 1878) —
also known as B. Frank Kelley —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Kershaw County (part now in Lee
County), S.C., May 12,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lee County, 1902-04.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin
Kelley and Ella Beaufort (English) Kelley; married, May 1,
1902, to Sarah Durant. |
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Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) —
also known as Richard I. Manning —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter
County, S.C., August
15, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
1892-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export
and Import Corp.; Cotton
Warehouse Co.; National Bank of
Sumter; Bank of
Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,
Sumter Telephone
Co.; Telephone
Manufacturing
Co.; Magneto Manufacturing
Co.; Palmetto Fire
Insurance Co.; New York Life
Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing
Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of
South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John Moore Mars (1884-1965) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., August
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50; mayor
of Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
24, 1965 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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William Lawrence Mauldin (1845-1912) —
also known as W. L. Mauldin —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C., June 13,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; pharmacist;
mayor
of Greenville, S.C., 1877-79; chair of
Greenville County Democratic Party, 1878-86; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1882-83, 1898-1900, 1902-04; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1884-85, 1904-12;
died in office 1912; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1886-90.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., August
13, 1912 (age 67 years, 61
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Mauldin and Caroline Ann (McHardy) Mauldin; married, June 21,
1870, to Eliza Thompson Kern. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Greenville |
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; banker; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned;
he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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James Pierce Mozingo III (b. 1913) —
also known as James P. Mozingo III —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., August
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Darlington County,
1935-38; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1939-72 (Darlington County 1939-66, 12th
District 1967-68, 19th District 1969-72); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Hansford Duncan Padgett and Isabella (Goodwin) Padgett; married to
Ethel Murray Moorer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1927-28, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1935-38.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Jefferson
Davis |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Parris and
Carolyn (Coyle) Parris; married, May 19,
1914, to Alice Pearl Green. |
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Robert Bethea Scarborough (1861-1927) —
also known as Robert B. Scarborough —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C., October
29, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1896-99; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1901-05;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., November
23, 1927 (age 66 years, 25
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Sumter
County, S.C.; Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August
1, 1864.
Democrat. Cotton planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County,
1896-1900; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936,
1944
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died November
17, 1944 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lykesland, Richland
County, S.C., January
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,
5th Circuit, 1918-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen
of the World; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, from injuries he received in an automobile
accident, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Doctor Allen Spivey (1868-1945) —
also known as D. A. Spivey —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry
County, S.C., August
25, 1868.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; tobacco
warehouser; hotel
business; banker; chair of
Horry County Democratic Party, 1894; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1901-03; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1904-08; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1908-12, 1924-28;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., May 24,
1945 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
6, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-94, 1906-08; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeated
in primary, 1894.
Lutheran
or Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Suffered coronary
thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;
married, April 9,
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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William Blackburn Wilson Jr. (1850-1920) —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in York, York
County, S.C., January
12, 1850.
Lawyer;
fled
to Texas in 1871-73 to avoid federal
prosecution over his Klan
activities; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York County,
1884-88; member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1888-92; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from York
County, 1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., April
30, 1920 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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